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Hassett, William D. (William David), 1880-1965

Ted Marks Referees One of the Volleyball Games on the USS Williamsburg

Ted Marks, friend of President Harry S. Truman, acts as a referee during a volleyball game among President Truman's guests on board the USS Williamsburg for a vacation cruise. Seated at the top, from left to right: William Hassett, Postmaster General Robert Hannegan, John Steelman, and George Allen. Standing below, from left to right: unidentified (possibly Captain James Foskett), unidentified (possibly Major General Harry Vaughan), Ted Marks (standing on rail, back to camera), unidentified (possibly Colonel Wallace Graham), and Clark Clifford.

President Harry S. Truman and Party Aboard the USS Williamsburg

President Harry S. Truman is chatting with several members of his vacation party who have just boarded the presidential yacht, the USS Williamsburg. From left to right: Colonel Wallace Graham (far left, in swim trunks); Reconstruction Finance Corporation Director George Allen (behind Graham, mostly obscured by Truman), President Truman, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, Ted Marks, Postmaster General Robert Hannegan (back to camera), Press Secretary Charles Ross, Correspondence Secretary William Hassett, and Major General Harry Vaughan.

President Harry S. Truman and His Vacation Party

President Harry S. Truman and members of his vacation party pose for a group photograph in the north garden of the Little White House, Key West, Florida. Front row, left to right: William D. Hassett, Senator Alben W. Barkley, President Truman, Admiral William D. Leahy, John R. Steelman. Back row, left to right: Donald S. Dawson, Eben A. Ayers, Colonel Robert B. Landry, Major General Harry H. Vaughan, Leslie Biffle, Clark M. Clifford, Stanley Woodward, Brigadier General Wallace H. Graham, Captain Robert L. Dennison, William J. Bray, and Jonathan W. Daniels.

President Harry S. Truman Holds a Press Conference at the Little White House, Key West, Florida

President Harry S. Truman holds a press conference on the lawn of the Little White House, Key West, Florida. President Truman is standing in the center, wearing a tie and suit jacket. Standing behind Mr. Truman are, from left to right: three unidentified men; General Wallace Graham; John Steelman; Captain Robert Dennison; William Hassett; General Robert Landry; unidentified man; Eben Ayers; Clark Clifford; unidentified man. All others are unidentified. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

President Harry S. Truman Gives a Press Conference Outside the Little White House

President Harry S. Truman (standing, center) gives a press conference in the garden of the Little White House in Key West, Florida. Standing behind the President are, from left to right: unidentified man; Press Secretary Charles Ross; Stanley Woodward; John R. Steelman; Admiral William Leahy; William Hassett; William Bray; General Robert Landry; General Wallace Graham; and Eben Ayers. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman and His Party Outside the Little White House

President Harry S. Truman and members of his vacation party are posing for a photograph outside the Little White House in Key West, Florida. Front row, from left to right: John R. Steelman, Chief Justice Fred Vinson, President Truman, Admiral William Leahy, William Hassett. Back row, left to right: William Bray, General Robert Landry, Admiral Robert Dennison, Stanley Woodward, Charles Ross, General Harry Vaughan, General Wallace Graham, Eben Ayers.

President Harry S. Truman and Advisors in the Little White House

Group photo of President Harry S. Truman and his party while on vacation at Key West, Florida. President Harry S. Truman and his advisors pose for a photograph inside the Little White House in Key West, Florida. Front row, left to right: John R. Steelman, Chief Justice Fred Vinson, President Truman, Admiral William Leahy, William Hassett. Back row, left to right: William Bray, General Robert Landry, Admiral Robert Dennison, Stanley Woodward, Charles Ross, General Harry Vaughan, General Wallace Graham, and Eben Ayers.

President Harry S. Truman Holds Press Conference in the North Garden, Little White House

President Harry S. Truman (standing center in white suit) holds a press conference in the North Garden at the Little White House in Key West, Florida. Standing behind President Truman are some of his advisors (from left to right): two unidentified men; John R. Steelman, Rear Admiral Robert Dennison; William Hassett; Eben Ayers; General Robert Landry (partly obscured); Clark Clifford (mostly obscured); Admiral William Leahy; unidentified man (in background); Major General Harry Vaughan. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman Meets with Reporters While Visiting Key West

President Harry S. Truman (seated, center) speaks with reporters while his advisors stand in the background. Standing behind President Truman are (from left to right): five unidentified men; John R. Steelman; Roger Tubby; unidentified military officer; Charles Murphy; William Hassett; Joseph Short; two unidentified partly obscured men; Joseph Feeney; and General Robert Landry. The press conference was held in the garden of the Little White House in Key West Florida during the President's vacation. All others are unidentified.